The Critical Need for Cheap, Sustainable Packaging Solutions We know the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated eCommerce growth in 2020. What we didn’t know, is that at the same time, it sparked a rush for plastic. The demand for food packaging, poly mailers, bubble wrap, and...
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Compostable Packaging: The Pros and Cons in 2023
What is Compostable Packaging? Plastic packaging materials like parcels, stickers, and polythene bags account for 42% of all plastic produced worldwide. Unfortunately, it has a very short usability lifetime (typically around 6 months or less). This is where businesses...
eCommerce Sustainability: A Comprehensive Look at 2023 Consumer Attitudes
Parcel shipping has endured more change in the last three years than in the last three decades combined. With consumers forced to stay home, eCommerce spiked and left a "parcelpocalypse" of supply chain disruptions, carrier capacity issues, and shipping delays. With...
Who Is at Fault for Damaged Packages in Transit?
Who’s at Fault for Damaged Packages? Whether you sell products online or in a brick-and-mortar store, there’s something that all eCommerce sellers have to deal with – customer returns and refunds. Denying a return request is not an option, especially if you care about...
Non-Conveyable Shipments: What it Means and How to Avoid it
What is considered a non-conveyable shipment? Non-conveyable shipments are items that don’t meet the dimension, weight, and shape requirements of certain material handling systems (MHS), such as flat or roller conveyors. These shipments need to sort using manual...
6 Companies Innovating Eco-Friendly Packaging
What is considered sustainable packaging? Sustainable packaging uses packaging composed of materials that have a lower environmental impact than non-sustainable alternatives like single-use plastics. Many people wrongly assume that sustainable packaging only deals...
How to Reduce Shipping Costs by Adopting Sustainable Packaging Solutions in 2021
In 2020, consumers in the United States spent $861.12 Billion on online shopping. That’s nearly triple the spend in 2019! It’s great news for the ecommerce sector. But, what’s concerning is the drastic growth of plastic usage and the increasing carbon footprint of...